Re: Computer woes

* Roger Mills said on 2003-12-04 18:07:16 +0100
> Since returning Sun. night from my long weekend, during which the computer
> was ABSOLUTELY OFF, all sorts of weird things have been happening.
> Presumably, something got into the box when I logged back on Sun nite-- odd,
> because egl.net's filter catches most viruses.
>
> 1. After dialing-up, my "my yahoo" home page no longer appears
> automatically.  Instead, I get some kind of search thing called
> "C:\Windows\hp.htm" or another similar one with a msn URL.  Then I have to
> type in the my-yahoo URL, whihc slooooowly loads. Yes, I have gone to
> Tools>Internet options and made my-yahoo the default (many times), but it
> doesn't help.
hmm

> 2.Most annoying-- when reading/scrolling emails, at random times text gets
> selected and won't un-select, text size changes, scrolling stops
> periodically; for no reason at all today, up popped the "do you really want
> to delete these messages" box.
virus, or memory-problems

> 3. Then, I'm getting a ton more pop-ups than previously (yes, I know, what
> else is new?)...My ISP is offering a free popup eliminator (Popup Stopper,
> from Panicware inc!), but I'm not sure........
spyware/adware

> Obviously, nothing crucial but very very annoying.  Any suggestions?
Sounds like virus or spyware. These things might activate on a specific
date, explaining why it wasn't a problem before now. Find your local
computer-expert and get help to make a backup of all your data before
any more futzing around with it.


t., who's gotta run, christmas-party